Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-07-23

-McMinnville was blessed with a
bountiful rain Thursday, which we
hope was general, as the crops of this
and adjoining counties were begin
ming to suffer from drouth.
We understand that Faulkner's
Springs has been selected as the place
for holding the union pic mic ofall the
McMinnville Sunday schools next
Tuesday, July 26th.
Rev. A. T. Crawford was sum-
moned to Wartrace last Monday
morning to preach the funeral of Mrs.
Kate Hardy, a most excellent lady
of that place who died on Sunday.
Mr.. Crawford returned home Tues
day.
-McMinnville suffered from heat
during the last week in common with
all the balance of the country. At
some places in town the thermometer
exceeded 100 in the shade. Thurs
days rain refreshed the atmosphere
very much.
Hon. S. f. Cunninghma, Assist
ant Commissioner of Agriculture, was
here Wednesday in attendance upon
the whisky convention. We wonder
if it is any part of the Agricultural
Bureaus work to promote or aid the
whisky interest.
DR.. G. M. Ross and son, of Hous-
ton, Mo-, spent three or four days of
last week here visiting the family of
his cousin, Mr.. J. c. M. Ross. They
left on Monday for East Tennessee,
where they will spend several weeks
before returning to Missouri.
-Messrs. G. w. and A. Armick, of
Indiana, arrived at noon Thursday
and spent a day or two looking at
some of the farming lands of this
county. They impressed us as being
good substantial citizens. and we
hope they can be induced to locate in
our midst.
If you want to buy sewing ma.
chine, we would like to put one in
your house on one or two weeks
trial. We are sole agents for the
New HOME, which has no superior
and is fully warranted. Let as heal
from you.
o. M. THURMAN & Sons.
The Goodspeed Publishing Co..
men are here this week delivering
their history of Tennessee, with
sketches of White, Warren, Coffee
DeKalb and Cannon counties. 1t il
a large well bound volume of 100(
pages, and will make a valuable aC
quisition to any library.
John Mabry, Col, while bathing
in the river just above town last Sun
day morning, was drowned. No on
was in the river with him at the time
Yves. Rhodes was at the Clemen
spring, near the place, and saw Johl
go under the last time. A larg
crowd of people gathered on the rive
bank, and the body was recovered
about noon.
We take pleasure in directing
the attention of our readers to tn
advertisement of A. p. Seitz in thi
issue. Mr.. Seitz carries a large ant
varied stock of hardware, groceries
farm implements and family supplie
in general, and makes the closes
possible prices to cash customers
The public can always depend upor
getting first-class goods at his house
every article exactly as represented
Gallon him when needing anything il
his line.
The following guests are summer
ing at the Warren House, at thi
place, most all Of whom are accompa
MED by one or more children: Mrs
Alex Gray, Mrs. T. T. Fisher
Mrs. H. c. Fisher, Mr.. JA W
Fulghum, Nashville; DR.. j. W
Cock, Waco, Texas; Mrs. Rec
A. McLane, Kissimet, Florida; Mrs
Chas. E. Morrow, Mrs. E. w. BowleS
Miss Martha Titus, Mr.. r. d. Ram
baut and family, Memphis; Mrs. '
B. Still, Mrs Dixie Jones, Senatobis
Miss.
"A convention of whisky men wa
held in the Office of Senator w. W
Fairbanks, in this place, last WedneS
day. A number of the leading dis
, tillers of Warren county were in al
) tendance, together with the follow
5 ing parties from other places: Gee
T S. Kinney, Chas. Nelson, Pat Walsh
j. w. Wade, J. l.. Spurrier, Nasf
vile: ]. w, Kelly, f, NJ, Potts, Cha